zindagi ki rahon mein tum ho jalwa-gar tanha
zulmaten hain har jaanib sham-e-rahguzar tanha

shama ki tarah hum ne jal ke ta-sahar tanha
zist ke andheron mein tai kiya safar tanha

din guzar deta hun hans ke bazm-e-rindan mein
zindagi pe rota hun shab ko jag kar tanha

sath sab nibhate hain rah mein masarrat ki
tai sabhi ko karni hai gham ki rahguzar tanha

kis qadar pareshan hain ahl-e-ishq duniya mein
mujh pe rashk karte hain mujh ko dekh kar tanha

raaz-e-ishq duniya mein kab kisi ne samjha hai
ek tum nahin 'yakta' us se be-khabar tanha